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Ode to Silence

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Ode to Silence

Megan Sexton

Glory to the half rest, to the breath between

the third and fourth beats,

the dwindling¹ arrow of the decrescendo,

to the sunrise over Malibu, and its sleeping starlets,

the empty horizon,

the city's great thought still looming,

to parked cars, the cold engine seconds before ignition

dreaming of the road

unwound and endless,

to the lull² before ecstasy³, the saint's vigil

of the dark soul in suffering,

the grip of the heart before release,

to the inaction of love before the reaction,

of the hand before it reaches out,

its sharp twitch⁴ of self-consciousness,

to the embryo⁵, the soft dream of the womb,

the golden truth of genesis,

the sustained hush⁶ and its amplitude⁷.

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1 dwindling
adj.逐渐减少的v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。来自《简明英汉词典》 He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。来自辞典例句

2 lull
v.使安静，使入睡，缓和，哄骗；n.暂停，间歇
参考例句：
The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes.药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。 Ground fighting flared up again after a two-week lull.经过两个星期的平静之后，地面战又突然爆发了。

3 ecstasy
n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷
参考例句：
He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。 Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

4 twitch
v.急拉，抽动，痉挛，抽搐；n.扯，阵痛，痉挛
参考例句：
The smell made my dog's nose twitch.那股气味使我的狗的鼻子抽动着。 I felt a twitch at my sleeve.我觉得有人扯了一下我的袖子。

5 embryo
n.胚胎，萌芽的事物
参考例句：
They are engaging in an embryo research.他们正在进行一项胚胎研究。 The project was barely in embryo.该计划只是个雏形。

6 hush
int.嘘，别出声；n.沉默，静寂；v.使安静
参考例句：
A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。 Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去！

7 amplitude
n.广大；充足；振幅
参考例句：
The amplitude of the vibration determines the loudness of the sound.振动幅度的大小决定声音的大小。 The amplitude at the driven end is fixed by the driving mechanism.由于驱动机构的作用,使驱动端的振幅保持不变。